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Originally Posted by WayFast84
First off I'm not trying to hijack.
No one NEED's any performance car. 9/10 Sports cars owners don't go to the track either so the wrx is just like any other car. They are not pointless to own. We all have DD's and beaters and park our cars in the winter but the wrx is a performance car that can be just as quick, handle better and be good in the snow. Got kid's? This car just go much more practical huh?
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I don't think it's hijacking when you bring in real life slapping a motorhead in the face. It's stuff that can mean keeping a car long term and having a big
when you realize that life changed and the "practical" car you bought really wasn't so practical.
Granted, I kept my Malibu for true DD duty, but I realized this with my Trans Am a month or two ago. That's why it's for sale. I don't want to sell it since it's a great driver now but it doesn't make sense to have anymore. Too far to drive to work, no place to store it, and no reason for 2 weekend only cars at this point in my life.
Jobs move, people move, gas prices go up, you have to park in crowded supermarkets with metal carts, you have to drive in snow/on salt, etc etc. You don't need to buy a frigging Daewoo to suffer through every day (as that would get boring as hell) but giving yourself too much leeway on the "fun" part of the equation might make you buy something you have to dump later (and lose $ on).
Regarding the WRX, AWD doesn't always equal great in the snow. You need proper tires for that, and that's not bringing ground clearance into the equation. The WRX is also not a great car with kids. The monumental amount of crap you have to haul with you would not fit. Granted it would be fine for dropping a kid at day care and maybe going to the supermarket, but forget about going to the beach, etc. And that's talking about only 1 kid. 2, forget it altogether. Yeah, most of the people on here aren't thinking that far ahead, but if you do, ending up with no car payment when a kid is born is really a big deal.
I get that none of this really makes a popular response on a performance car forum, but in my eyes that's the way it is.